Chapter 174 Lin Qi was arrested
The weather in October was neither cold nor hot. Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao each carried a backpack with a child in each basket and held another child in front of them. They quietly entered the mountain early in the morning.
After entering the planting area, Lin Qi temporarily made a large cradle with vines, put the four children in the cradle, and let the vines carry the cradle slowly around the planting area.
The children lay in the cradle, with their round eyes open, staring around with a look of curiosity.
Lin Qi's heart softened when she saw this scene. So cute!
"There are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains. I'll go pick some mint." Xu Hexiao said.
"No need. Mosquitoes can't get close to them." As soon as they entered the mountains, she covered the children with a layer of energy film to prevent mosquitoes.
"Then you stay with the children and I'll go to the cave to pack the rice into bags." Xu Hexiao said.
Even though she was pregnant, Lin Qi came to the planting area from time to time this year to stimulate the growth of crops. Rice was harvested more than a dozen times, totaling 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao stayed with their four children until evening.
At night, Lin Qi covered the cradle with a quilt, and Xu Hexiao held the cradle while she controlled the vines to send out thirty bags of rice.
Less than five minutes after they arrived at the three-way intersection, Brother Tan's car also arrived.
"Why did you bring the children here too?" Brother Tan asked with some concern.
"I took them to the mountains today, and they came here along the way." Xu Hexiao said. He lowered his head to look at the children and found that they were already asleep.
"You took such a young child to the mountains!" Brother Tan said disapprovingly, "There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and the child's skin is delicate. It would be bad if he got bitten."
"Don't worry, we have ways to repel mosquitoes, so we didn't get bitten." Xu Hexiao explained, and changed the subject, "We have to take care of the children, so we don't have that much time, and the goods can only be delivered every few days."
"Okay. But during the New Year, you have to give me more fruits, wine and meat." This year is not a disaster year, so the purchasing task is not very heavy.
But after those leaders had eaten Lin Qi's food, they found it difficult to eat food from other places. So after the autumn harvest, he was sent here again.
"Okay." Lin Qi agreed.
"Give me a batch of meat tomorrow?" asked Brother Tan.
"Okay. You can come tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but we're only selling meat. We've been raising them for a year, and now we have a batch of chickens and rabbits to process." Many people go into the mountains now, and although not many people go in the direction of the planting area, if someone doesn't believe in it and goes there, there will be too many animals and it will be too noisy, and the probability of the planting area being exposed will increase.
Upon hearing that there would be goods for the next two consecutive days, Brother Tan grinned and felt relieved. His superiors had urged him many times, and now that he finally got an explanation, he felt less stressed.
"In addition to chickens and rabbits, bamboo rats are also very popular."
"Keep the bamboo rats until the New Year. In addition to chickens and rabbits, you also need to sell some pigs and sheep. Do you want deer? I'll give you a few." There were already more than 300 deer, and she had released more than 100 of them, intending to sell some of them.
Lin Qi knew that her situation was unsafe, so she planned to let Brother Tan take those deer to please his boss.
"Give a few more, the higher-ups have a big appetite. Now they have the same interests and will not make things difficult for you, but who knows what will happen later. If anyone falls, it is possible that you will be betrayed." Brother Tan said, by then not only Lin Qi will suffer, he will not be able to escape either.
The next day after returning from the planting area, Lin Qi found that the children were always looking out the door, their big round eyes full of desire.
"They want to go out." Lin Qi said with a smile, "They want to go out and play at such a young age?"
"It seems we can't keep hiding them at home." Xu Hexiao said in a deep voice.
"Then take him out. After a while, hold a hundred-day celebration for the child." Lin Qi said indifferently.
Xu Hexiao was stunned. "Isn't this too blatant?"
Lin Qi didn't care much, "It's just giving birth to a child. Last year, we did even more bizarre and incredible things. It's just giving birth to a child. What's the big deal?"
Xu Hexiao was still worried, "That's what I said, but——"
"No buts." Lin Qi interrupted Xu Hexiao, "Children always have to appear in front of people. Not registering with you is already the biggest concession I can make."
If it wasn't for the Lin family, why would she keep hiding it?
Now she and Xu Hexiao are not married, they just have children. These children belong to Xu Hexiao and hers as well. She doesn't believe those people will do anything to her children.
Lin Qi patted Xu Hexiao on the shoulder and said, "You haven't attended the ideological education class this year. They won't embarrass you, let alone our children. Relax."
During this year, the town, county, and city were still in turmoil, but places like the countryside were much more stable. There were fewer people causing trouble, and people from the Revolutionary Committee rarely came to the countryside.
Xu Hexiao thought about it, and said in a deep voice, "If they use my identity as an excuse, you take the child and sever your ties with me."
However, what Lin Qi did not expect was that the children's 100-day banquet was not held, and she was reported first for speculation and profiteering.
When the people from the Revolutionary Committee arrived at the Anliang Brigade, the brigade leader stopped them first and asked Luo Qingbai to run and report the news.
As soon as Luo Qingbai entered the door, he saw two deer, and then he saw four children. He was completely stunned.
"Is there something?" Xu Hexiao looked unfriendly.
Lin Qi also walked out of the house. Looking at Luo Qingbai who was sweating profusely, she had a bad feeling in her heart.
Luo Qingbai suppressed his fear and said quickly, "The people from the Revolutionary Committee came to arrest Lin Qi, saying that someone reported her for speculation. Do you want to hide or go with them? Don't worry, as long as they don't catch you in the act, we can all testify for you."
Xu Hexiao's face changed, and he was about to speak, but Lin Qi spoke first, "Take the child to your house first, and take the two deer with you."
"What are you going to do?" Xu Hexiao's heart ached.
"I'll go with them. They don't have any evidence and can't do anything to me." Lin Qi said. Her calmness made people feel at ease for some reason.
There were four people from the Revolutionary Committee in total, two of whom Lin Qi had met before; they were former colleagues of Yu Borui.
"Sorry, we are also following the rules." said Brother Tao.
Lin Qi hummed, "Just follow the rules."
"We need to search the place where you live first." Brother Tao also knew what happened last year, and he still finds it unbelievable. Who could make sweet potatoes grow in the fields all the time?
It can't be true.
If it weren't for the pressure from above, they would have come over to take a look long ago.
"Search it." Lin Qi said indifferently.
Before these people arrived, she had put away all the sensitive things, and even asked Xu Hexiao and Luo Qingbai to move the children's clothes away.
She was not afraid of these people searching.
As she expected, they found nothing.
Nothing was found, so Brother Tao breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he knew the person, and he didn't want anything to happen to him. "Now, please accompany us to the Revolutionary Committee."
Lin Qi had no objection. As Brother Tao and the other three walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the village entrance, the team members looked at her with worried eyes.
"Lin Qi is not engaged in speculation. She has been sick this year and has been recuperating at home." Jian Yitong spoke in the crowd.
As soon as he spoke, others followed suit.
"Yes, Lin Qi has been ill for a long time, so she didn't speculate."
"You guys say Lin Qi is speculating and profiteering, do you have any evidence?"
"If you don't say anything, then there is no evidence. How can you arrest someone without any evidence?"
"Yes, you can't arrest people without evidence."
“.......”
Everyone was talking at once, and spit was sprayed all over the faces of Brother Tao and the other three.
Even though everyone is afraid of the Revolutionary Committee, there are only four of them now, while the entire Anliang Brigade has hundreds of people, all of whom are filled with righteous indignation and look as if they can't wait to eat them.
This was the first time that Brother Tao and his three companions encountered such a situation, and their faces changed.
"Everyone be quiet!" Brother Tao shouted.
Everyone then shut up and looked at Brother Tao, waiting for his next words.
"We are just taking Lin Qi back for questioning. If she is not involved in speculation, we will let her come back soon." Brother Tao said loudly.
"Do you keep your word?" Everyone didn't really trust Brother Tao.
Brother Tao smiled bitterly, "If we don't release him, you can go to the Revolutionary Committee to ask for him."
If these people really care about Lin Qi, then go to the Revolutionary Committee.
With Brother Tao's words, everyone finally let the man go and made way.
Brother Tao and his friends came on bicycles, and Lin Qi sat on the back seat of Brother Tao's bicycle.
"The director of the Revolutionary Committee was replaced last week." Brother Tao said in a low voice.
Lin Qi raised her eyebrows. What did the change of the director of the Revolutionary Committee have to do with her? Even if a new official had three fires to start with, it shouldn't start with her, an educated youth.
Brother Tao obviously knew what Lin Qi was thinking. He added, "Not only has the director of the Revolutionary Committee been replaced, but the deputy county party secretary has also been replaced. The new director of the Revolutionary Committee and the deputy county party secretary are brothers. Their goal is to become the top leader of Yao County. You are a breakthrough point."
Lin Qi thought about the truckloads of grain that were shipped out last year. There must have been many people above her who knew about it and condoned it, or even took the initiative to facilitate it. If all of them were investigated, many people would indeed be brought down.
Thinking of this, Lin Qi's heart sank. Can the people above withstand the investigation?
Lin Qi followed Brother Tao and the other three into the Revolutionary Committee. Brother Tao took her to a sealed room, poured her a glass of water, then went out and closed the door.
One hour, two hours, and even three hours later, no one came in.
In an office not far from Lin Qi, the newly appointed director put down his pen and asked, "How many hours has it been?"
"Three hours." Brother Tao replied.
"Three hours is enough." said the director. A 22-year-old girl was locked in a closed room for three hours. She must be scared. If he asked questions at this time, she would answer whatever he asked.
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